Where does “Erfolgsgeschichte” come from?

Erfolgsgeschichte (German) comes from German Erfolg, from German erfolgen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

Erfolgsgeschichte (German): success story

Definitions

  1. success story

Ancestry of “Erfolgsgeschichte”, step by step

Erfolgsgeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erfolg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErfolgsuccess
2Germanerfolgento happen, occur, take place; to follow, ensue
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German geschichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschichtehistory
2Middle High Germangeschicht(e)event, struggle, story, history
3Old High Germangisciht
4Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-